Cleaning and polishing apparatus for forks, spoons, &amp;c.



No. 635,870. Patented Oct. 3|, I899.

A. G. PHILLIPS. CLEANING AND POLISHING APPARATUS FOR FORKS, SPDONS, 8w.

(Application filed Apr. 12, 1899.) (No Model.)

NNNNN gig/M5555 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED GEORGE PHILLIPS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CLEANING AND POLISHING APPARATUS FOR FORKS, SPOONS, 800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,870, dated October31, 1899.

Application filed April 1 2, 1 8 9 9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED GEORGE PHIL- LIPS, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at 2 Portman Mews, South, PortmanSquare, London, W., England, have invented an Improved Cleaning andPolishing Apparatus for Forks, Spoons, Fruit-Knives, and SimilarArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention for an improved cleaning and polishing apparatus forforks, spoons, fruit-knives, and similar articles has for its object toprovide a simple and compact arrangement whereby the cleaning andpolishing of the various articles can be readily effected, the parts ofthe apparatus being each adapted especially for the several articles, sothat they can be thoroughly cleaned and polished; and it consists,essentially, in a block covered with leather or other polishing materialhaving edges so shaped as to fit the curves of forks and spoons. Anotherportion of the block is formed with a flat surface for polishingfruit-knives and the like, while another portion is formed with grooves,by which the tines or prongs of the forks can be polished. A looseportion of the leather also allows for the polishing of the bowls ofspoons and the outer curved surfaces of forks and other articles.

- In order that this invention may be more readily understood, referenceis had to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, on which--Figure l is a perspective view of an apparatus constructed according tothis invention; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same, showing aspoon in position for polishing its back surface.

The apparatus is formed'of a block of wood or other material, having itsthree portions A B 0 adapted for use with the different articles to bepolished. The portion A is covered with leather or other suitablematerial a and is grooved at. a, so that the material a hangs somewhatloosely over the said groove (1. The edges o a are shaped so as to fitthe curves of the spoons or of forks. The portion B is also covered withleather or other suitable material I) and is fiat on its upper SerialNo. 712,756- (No model.)

surface. The portion 0 is formed with the two sets of grooves 0 0adapted for polishing the tines or prongs of large and small forks,respectively. The whole is covered ished by rubbing them on the looseportion of the material a. The curves of the spoons can be polished byrubbing over the specially shaped edges or a and ifof the size adaptedfor the apparatus the spoon can be laid over the portion A, as shown inFig. 2, and moved to and fro, so that the Whole of the back of the spoonis polished at one operation. Forks can be similarly treated and thetines or prongs can be polished in one or other of the sets of grooves c0 according to. the size. One of the edges a 0,318 also preferablyshaped to fit the curve of the said tines or prongs of the fork.

The flat surface of the portion B allows for the polishing offruit-knives and other fiat articles.

In order that the edges a a may be better adapted for their work, layers6 e of indiarubber or similar material are preferably fit ted under theleather or other material a.

It will of course be understood that any parts of the spoons or otherarticles which cannot be polished by this apparatus must be cleaned orpolished by ordinary methods.

If desired to have the apparatus in a simpler form, it may be madewithout the portion 0.

The portion 0 is preferably covered with rubber or other suitablecovering material. The grooves c c are preferably narrower at one endthan at the other in order to properly polish the points of the tines orprongs of the forks.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a cleaning and polishing apparatus for forks, spoons, fruit-knivesand similar ar loo In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in thepresence of two witnesses.

ALFRED GEORGE PHILLIPS.

In presence of- RICHARD ATHEY NIDD, ALBERT EDWARD ELLEN.

